Etna baseball team downs Gridley 17-6

Friday

Apr 5, 2013 at 8:05 AMApr 5, 2013 at 1:08 PM

Bill Choy

After going 0-3 on the first two days of a tournament held by Central Valley, the Etna Lions varsity baseball team finally earned a win on Thursday.The squad blasted Gridley in Redding 17-6.“Thing went much better today,” head coach Collin Krueger said. “It was a good win for us, that's for sure.”The Lions improved to 10-9 overall.The team's bats finally came alive after being stagnant at the tournament and Krueger was pleased to have gotten solid pitching from three players that normally don't see a lot of time on the mound.Harrison Hogan earned the win for the Lions and had two strikeouts. He also went 2-for-2 with an RBI, two runs and a double.Nick Meyer went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Trevor Stacher went 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs. Preston Munson went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a double and three runs. Andrew Stone went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Etna had a total of 12 hit for the contest. The tournament concludes today.